gatineau's policy on sports, recreation and the ... - Ville de Gatineau

In order to better focus the information collected, a third consultation wascarried out with municipal employees involved in recreational activities.These employees addressed the same themes, in addition to sharing theexpertise they had gained in the field in terms of recreation, sports andcommunity life. Based on information provided by municipal workers andorganizations, a number of people expressed the desire to have advocacyinvolving community life integrated into a future social development planor <strong>policy</strong>, and for the efforts currently underway to be devoted to thedevelopment of a <strong>policy</strong> on sports, recreation and the outdoors.For the fourth consultation, the Sport, Recreation and Outdoor Forum invitedorganizations involved in recreation, sports and the outdoors to reflect onthe issues and action priorities stemming from a draft version of the <strong>policy</strong>.In total, around 50 organizations took part in this Forum, as did municipalemployees involved in recreation. This made the Forum a defining momentin the implementation of the <strong>policy</strong>.With this new Policy on Sports, Recreation and the Outdoors, Gatineau hastaken the first step towards harmonizing the organization of and supportfor recreation, sports and the outdoors throughout the city.Through its acknowledged strengths, priorities and the guidelines and axesof intervention it sets out, the Policy on Sports, Recreation and the Outdoorsdefines the markers that will guide its implementation, thereby fleshing outan action plan and a support framework for its partners in organizingrecreation, sports and the outdoors.13